Prestigious National Scholarships and Application Information

Award Name

Campus Deadline

National Deadline

University Nomination Required

Scholarship Advisor

(If no name listed, contact ESURC advising)

Boren Scholarships (for undergrads);

Boren Fellowships (for grads)

N/A

Late January (for both Scholarships and Fellowships)

No

Education Abroad (primary);

Beth Polzin (secondary)

Critical Language Scholarship

N/A

Tuesday of the week before Thanksgiving (annually)

No

Beth Polzin

Fulbright UK Summer Institute

 N/A

Early February (annually)

No

Elisa A Camiscioli

Fulbright US Student (ETA and Research)

 Sept 1 (annually)

Mid-October (annually)

Yes

Elisa Camiscioli

Gaither Junior Fellows

 Dec 1 (annually)

January 15 (annually)

Yes

Stephen Ortiz

Gates-Cambridge Scholarship

 N/A

Based on eligibility (see webpage)

No

Goldwater Scholarship

Nov 15 (annually)

Last Friday in January (annually)

Yes

Christina Baer

Hollings Scholarship (NOAA)

 N/A

January 31 (annually)

No

Humanity in Action

N/A

Early February (annually)

No

Knight Hennessey (Stanford)

Sept 15 (annually)

Mid-October (annually)

No

Luce Scholarship

Sept 15 (annually)

Mid-October (annually)

Yes

Beth Polzin

Marshall Scholarship

Sept 5 (annually)

Late Sept (annually)

Yes

Stephen Ortiz

Mitchell Scholarship

on pause indefinitely

on pause indefinitely

Yes

Stephen Ortiz

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Sept 22 (annually)

mid-October (see solicitation for deadlines by field)

No

Beth Polzin

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates

N/A

Mid-January to mid-March (annually)

No

Christina Baer

Paul & Daisy Soros

N/A

Late October (annually)

No

Payne International Development Fellowship

N/A

Late October (annually)

No

Pickering Foreign Affairs Program

N/A

Mid-Sept (annually)

No

PPIA Summer Institute

N/A

Mid-November (annually)

No

Rangel Graduate Fellowship

N/A

Late September (annually)

No

Rangel Summer Enrichment Program

N/A

Mid-February (annually)

No

Rhodes Scholarship

Sept 15 (annually)

Early October (annually)

Yes

Schwarzman Scholars

N/A

Mid-Sept (annually)

No

Beth Polzin

SUNY Upstate Medical Summer Research Fellowship (SURF) (for undergrads)

TBD

late Feb (annually)

Yes

Whitni Redman

SUNY Upstate Medical Ph.D. and Prep-Up (post-bacc)

N/A

check the website

No

Whitni Redman

Truman Scholarship

Dec 4 (annually)

Early February (annually)

Yes

Stephen Ortiz

Udall Scholarship

N/A

early March (annually)

Yes

Beth Polzin

Urban Fellows

N/A

Mid-January (annually)

No